Erika Schickel

author of “The Big Hurt”

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Erika Schickel’s new memoir is about how she blew up her marriage and family for an affair with a famous LA crime novelist, and how that echoed an experience she had in high school,…

From shoplifting to illicit affairs, ‘The Big Hurt’ is about a woman’s yearning for connection

Erika Schickel’s new memoir is about how she blew up her marriage and family for an affair with a famous LA crime novelist, and how that echoed an experience she had in high school,…

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